Vehicle: 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5 V6 Limited
Price as tested: CDN$35799
Performance: While the 2.7 liter V6 has been replaced by a 2.4 liter 4-cylinder as a base engine. Santa Fe’s 3.3 liter has been upgraded to 3.5 liter, as its has always been the engine of choice for such a heavy vehicle. 1868 kg to [...]
Vehicle: 2010 VW Golf GTI 5-doors with Luxury Leather Pkg, Technology Pkg and 18″ alloy wheels
Price as tested: CDN$36605
Performance: “It it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” has always been the clue for all the successful model. That’s exactly the dliemma faced by VW when it comes to redesign the benchmark of the hot hatch segment, [...]
Vehicle: 2010 Toyota Matrix XR AWD with automatic transmission
Price as tested: CDN$22190
Total mileage of the entire test: 500km
Fuel economy: 9 liters per 100km (70% city/30% urban cycle)
I came away unimpressively when I first drove the 2nd generation of the Toyota Matrix a year ago. So we decided to put Matrix into a long-term drive to [...]
Vehicle: 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet 2.0T Premium with S-Line and 6-speed Tiptronic
Price as tested: CDN$62050
Performance: Other than the newly introduced A5 Cabriolet into the A5 family for 2010, Audi has added an entry-level 2.0T. On the other end of the spectum, Audi has replaced the 4.2 liter V8 with 3.0 liter supercharged engine in the [...]
Vehicle: 2010 Volvo S80 T6 AWD with Tech Package
Price as tested: CDN$65710
When the 2nd generation S80 launched back in 2007, we were criticized for its choice of the powertrains. While the base 3.2 liter I-6 is a better buy, it doesn’t have the performance needed in such a heavy car. The 4.4 liter V8 is [...]